Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Ansel Adams, San Ildefonso dancers, 1942

Ansel Adams, San Ildefonso dancers, 1942[edit]

A rare example of an Ansel Adams ethnic portrait, and a very nice one. The little girl on the steps is a nice touch. An unjustifiably neglected image, in my view, and one that improves with repeated viewing.

Nominated by: Pete Tillman (talk) 05:42, 6 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I'm not sure about this one. It is an interesting photo to look at, but strikes me more than anything else as basically an old snapshot taken by a famous photographer. I'm also not sure on how much encyclopaedic value it has, at least as currently used - it's sole use is in an article on the place it was apparently taken. To my eye it also appears a bit overexposed - it is certainly very bright to look at. I'd like to hear what others think though, as I often seem to be harsher on these old photos than other voters. --jjron (talk) 03:19, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Halftoning has replaced most of the interesting detail, I think. It also tends to fill in blacks and bleach out whites, which is why it looks over-exposed. I'm not sure it has enough enc value to mitigate this, and I'd say its authorship was way down the list of redeeming features from an enc point of view; Adams was notable for stunning landscapes, not his snapshots. --mikaul^talk 19:06, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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